Critical
Security advisory
The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 has incorrect exception handling and error-message generation during file-upload attempts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted Content-Type, Content-Disposition, or Content-Length HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017 with a Content-Type header containing a #cmd= string.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-5638
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 04:30 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 2.3.x before 2.3.32 and 2.5.x before 2.5.10.1 has incorrect exception handling and error-message generation during file-upload attempts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted Content-Type, Content-Disposition, or Content-Length HTTP header, as exploited in the wild in March 2017 with a Content-Type header containing a #cmd= string.
osv:CVE-2017-5638
Complete source record
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"https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03723en_us",
"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170310-0001/",
"https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-045.html",
"https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-046.html",
"https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len-14200",
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"https://www.imperva.com/blog/2017/03/cve-2017-5638-new-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-in-apache-struts-2/",
"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834067",
"https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA145",
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"https://exploit-db.com/exploits/41570",
"https://github.com/mazen160/struts-pwn",
"https://isc.sans.edu/diary/22169",
"https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/http-vuln-cve2017-5638.html",
"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141494/S2-45-poc.py.txt",
"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41614/"
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